The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-07
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
To-Day's Doings.

To-Day's Doing..
| MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL. evening.
! GRAFD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Opera Com
pany. in Gypsy Baron" evening.
/ ENGLISHS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Maud Banks, In
| Joan of Ara" evening.
THE MUSEUM-sA Mountain Pink" afternoon and
evening.
Detective Bruce has returned from Hamilton,
/ o., with Samuel Hern and Frank Gates the two
| men arrested IN that city while in possession of
the horse and buggy stolen from Burk g Sons
| livery stable several days ago.
/ A buggy belonging William O. Patterson.
the liveryman was struck by . switch engine
the West-street crossing OF the Vandalia rail-
| road last evening and totally demolished. The
young men who were in the vehicle escaped I'M
/ hurt
Patrick Farley an engine cleaner in the Big
-Four shops. fell in epleptc fit the railroad
| track, near the Pins-street crossing. yesterday
morning. and was seriously iriured by his head
| striking on the rail. He was removed his
/ home. No. e Oeloss street, by Flanner & Blu
| chanan.
| Richard Lindermann, a switchman in the Big
-Four yards was coupling last evening,
when he slipped and caught bis left arm be-
tween the bumpers. 1t was badly mashed. and
| Will probably have to be amputated. He
removed to Dr. Marsee's Office. and from there
| to his home.
BADLY CUT IN FIGHT.
| During a fight in Roder's saloon on Sixth
| street, Saturday night, colored man named
Wilburger was badly cut the arm by Harri-
son Taylor. Wiburger was taken to his home
on Fifth street. where his injuries we're dressed
by DR.. Tulley. Taylor was arrested yesterday,
and charged with assault and battery.
AN ELoPINa COUPLE FROM Upton.
Superintendent Travis last night received
telegram from W. FL. Gordon of Upton stating
that his ffteen-year old daughter had left homo,
and was supposed to have come here with John
hurry. man thirty five years of age. No
couple answering the description has been
at the depot, and the officers do not think they
are here.
EMERALD BENEFIT ASSOCIATION MEETING.
St Johns Branch No. /, Of the Emerald
Benefit Association of Indiana, held large and
enthusiastic meeting yesterday afternoon. An
interesting programme was rendered and adj
dresses were delivered by Hon. j. A. Gouden,
OF Plttsbure, Messrs. Baby. Marley, McCross-
an, Deery. Doody. Butler and Emmett. All
arrangements are completed to open their new
club rooms on New Years day.
A sALooN-KEEPERs INDIGNATION.
John Wagner who keeps a saloon at the cor
ner of Archer and Michigan streets has been
giving the police trouble for several Sundays.
Yesterday morning Superintendent Travis sent
patrolmen Teibin and Page to watch him.
When they reached his place they found the
front door locked, bat a crowd was passing into
the bar through his private residence. Teibin
found his way in with the others and placed
nanr because the officer intruded in his private
residence and threatens to have him arrested
for trespass.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE ELKs
The annual election of the local lodge of B. P
o. Elks. at their meeting last night, resulted as
follows:
Exalted Ruler-John J. Curtis.
Esteemed Loyal Knieht-John H: June
Esteemed Lecturing Knght-O. III. Hasseman.
Treasurer--George w. Hill.
Tyler-H. D. Beissenherz.
Ripley. @-iN " -
The regular meetings of the lodge will here
after be held on Thursday nights.
SUES TO RECOVER HIS FURNITURE.
L. u. Wooley. the patentee of the electric
headlight. who moved from this city to Grand
Rapids, Mich, has filed suit in the Superior
Court for the replevin of several hundred dol
lars worth of household furniture in the posses.
sion of his wife. Several days ago Mrs Wooley
left her husband in Grand Rapids. and returned
to this city, bringing With her their household
furniture. When Mr.. Wooley missed the goods
he telegraphed the fact to one of his agents
here, and Mrs. Wooley was met at the depot by
the agent. who made q demand for the goods
She refused to give them up. and the replevin
proceedings were instituted. While the is
unsettled the sheriff has possession of the goods
TIE LYRA soCIETY's KIRMEss.
The Lyra Societys kirmess takes place on
Nov. %, % and 30, and will conclude with a
ball on Dec. l, which the committees on ar
rangements have decided to make one of the
finest social events of the season. The kirmess
will present many new and interesting features
and it promises to be one of the most pleasing en-
tertalnmeDts of the season. The hall will be hand
somely decorated for the occasion and there |
will be concerts by the Lyra orchestra every |
evening during the fair. In the villages of the |
old country great events are frequently dated |
from tie annual Kirchweih festival, or Kir- |
mess in short. 1t Is feast which to some de- |
gree partakes of the character of Thanksgiving |
day in America, only there is decidedly more |
noise and msrry-making
THE SHOW OF FINE FLOWERS
The chrysanthemum show, which opens in
Tominson Hall tomorrow, will be the first ex- |
hibition Of the kind ever held in the State The
spaces set aside for the florists the State fairs
has never been sufficient; and ia other respects
the angements have been favorable
enough to induce outside florists to attend the
fair The work of decorating Tomlinson Hall
began yesterday morning, and all the flowers
will be in place this evening Besides i'm
mense variety of full-bloomug plants and
arranged floral designs, the visitors
will be en- tertained with a programme in which
will take part The exhibition will be opened
Tuesday evening with address by Governor
Gray, and during the remaining days of The
week the hall will be open to the public from
until o'clock and from until III o'clock P. NJ
The exhibition will close Saturday evening
This Weeks Amusements.
The attractions at the various theaters this
week are of an unusually interesting character.